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A Fair Exchange [Short Story]
Dublin Core
Title
A Fair Exchange [Short Story]
The Messenger, Volume XLII
Page 124 (1 of 4)
Description
In this fable-style short story, Gellman describes a stereotypical, poor Irish boy named Tobias who steals and cons people out of money to make a living, until one day when he is moved with sympathy for another "poor" boy, Mickey. After Tobias gives Mickey some money that he had just conned someone out of, the reader learns that Mickey was conning Tobias. Though the author does not explicitly state that Mickey is Irish as well, we could infer that he may be, as "Mick" is associated as an offensive word for an Irishman. The story relies heavily on Irish stereotypes, common with the anti-Irish sentiment of the time.
Creator
Source
Virginia Baptist Historical Society
Richmond, VA
Date
1915
Contributor
Caitlin McCallister
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Type
Files
Collection
Citation
Moses Gellman, “A Fair Exchange [Short Story],” University of Richmond Race & Racism Project, accessed November 13, 2024, https://memory.richmond.edu/items/show/149.